I was watching a YouTube video about the sound of the threshold and it's being rhythmic. Would turning on a detector in its preset suggestions and listening to the threshold be the sound I'm looking for?

None of the more experienced "salts" have responded so may I? If your You Tube hunt hasn't clarified, the threshold is merely the back round noise you want to hear while detecting. It is controlled for volume and should be "just loud enough" to hear it. Other controls will smooth it out so it is "steady", no warble or stuttering. Some don't like to listen to this continuous noise so they turn it down so it is not heard. Generally speaking, this is ok but as you get more experience, you will learn that some large nuggets that are deep and tiny ones at the surface, will only barely sound off above the threshold. This is what is called a "whisper" signal. By turning this setting to "silent", you may miss these nuggets.  Hope I helped.  ╦╦Ç

Thank you

Best under 1000$ detector for gold prospectors waterproof..and backpack essentials for hiking expedition..

Best under 1000$ detector for gold prospectors waterproof..and backpack essentials for hiking expedition..

Hey Carl
I'm a Garrett fan I use the Garrett ATX, and the AT gold is under a 1000 they both work great for me, there are a lot of good metal detectors out there you have to fit a detector that works for you, I'm also a relics Hunter so I use the AT gold alot, I have been using Garrett detectors for over 20 years now and have no complaints. Personally I listen to the tones and never look at my detector unless I do adjustments, you can look at the gold bug2 also it's a good detector for under 1000$, but not waterproof. Research research research, hope that helps I could tell you more abought my equipment but your ear would go numb.

Bill I have found two sites that have good size deposits of cemented rock. Will my Goldbug work on the cemented rock to fing gold??
Thanks Darryl

So I just got off the phone with Mr Bill Southern. I had watched a video with he and Kevin Hoagland discussing the settings on gold detectors. I recently went out to one of the GPAA claims North of Morristown and tried out the settings. I was finally able to operate my detector correctly. I called Mr Southern to thank him for his advice. This meant alot to me after years of trying to figure out what was being explained. Now it all makes sense.

Hey Robert. What is the link to your he video? Sounds like something I’d like to watch!

Is the Whites MXT any good for finding gold?

If the gold is big enough it is but there are better choices in my opinion. The MXT is not going to see small gold nearly as well as the higher kHz dectectors like the Gold Monster 1000, 24k, or Gold Bug II to name a few.

Figured many may find these useful if they haven’t seen them before.

The Bill Southern/Kevin Hoagland video mentioned previously

https://youtu.be/EkqwXJCSbyM

Good in-depth seminar on what the various settings do. Geared towards Minelab I think relevant to many.

https://youtu.be/yeDqGlpKcu0

Iam knew at the metal detecting scene.... Me and my wife went out and purchased a metal detector. A cheaper one... Not going to fork over hundreds for a detector not even knowing anything about them. So we bought a metal detector from harbor freight the name of it is literally metal detector item number62307. Iam having problems getting the initial setup done. I want it to find gold however canot get it to work..I believe I could be doing something wrong. Can u help me?

Trying to find the right way to say this without discouraging you in your quest to find gold. But having the right tools for the job is very important. And that also applies to finding gold. First of all, you absolutely need to know "something" about detectors before you buy one. Is it a pulse detector or vlf ?
Does it have manual or automatic ground balancing functions? Head phone attachment possibilities? And many others. There are several You Tube video's about this detector. I really doubt that you would be able to find gold with this detector because it is the wrong tool.

Not knowing your detector, I’d venture that you might be able to detect jewelry within a few inches of the surface. But gold prospecting is probably beyond the size, depth and mineralization capabilities of that machine.

I’d suggest testing with various targets in a known environment. When I bought my Gold Bug 2, I even bought a few tiny nuggets on eBay (like $20) just so I’d have real nuggets to test with.

If you figure out what the machine can do in a controlled environment you’re less likely to be frustrated in the field.

Yes the detector that I have isn't all athat great. However do you think it would be able to dectect let's say gold in quarts? What is a good detector to start out with? That's within a reasonable budget??

It would depend on how mineralized the soil and quartz are and it would depend on how solid and how big a gold specimen.

Not trying to be discouraging but realistic. I think it would be very unlikely that you’d find a deposit that fits the bill. Especially on a GPAA claim as we’ve all hit the same ground with more sophisticated machines.

That said, anything is possible. But I t’s up to you to decide whether you’re good with the odds.

I think you could find a decent gold machine on the used market for $500, maybe less. I’ve been happy with my Gold Bug 2. I started in January and I’ve yet to find gold with it. I can find metal as small as birdshot all day long though so I know the machine works. I just need to improve my prospecting.

The detector will not find gold in quartz. I seen the video of this thing in operation and it barely even detects a penny on a table when the coil is right on it. Depending upon where you would be using the detector, the size of the gold nugget would have to be 1/2 oz on the surface in order for this detector to sound off. I also would think getting something like a Gold Bug Pro would be something worth using.